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On this Hybrid SACD recording ‘Folk Stories’, young multi-award winning mezzo-soprano Cora Burggraaf is joined by the pianist Simon Lepper, cellist Floris Mijnders, and highly-regarded violinist Liza Ferschtman. The disc features folk songs and arrangements by composers ranging from Beethoven, Brahms, and Mahler to some of the most important figures of the 20th century, including Britten, Bartók, and Sibelius.

The Dutch mezzo-soprano Cora Burggraaf graduated with distinction from the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague in 2002. She pursued her vocal studies in London at the Royal College of Music and the National Opera Studio. She has been the recipient of many prizes including the 2009/2010 ECHO Rising Star Award, the 2006 Elizabeth Everts Prize, the second prize in the International Vocalist Competition Den Bosch 2004, the 2003 Maggie Teyte Prize and the Miriam Licette Scholarship. Her studies in London were funded by the Dutch Fonds voor de Podiumkunsten and the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. In opera, Burggraaf has appeared at the Salzburg Festival, the Royal Opera House in London (for which she was named “Most Promising Newcomer of the Year” by The Observer), San Francisco Opera, Welsh National Opera, The Netherlands Opera, Garsington Opera, Opéra de Bordeaux and at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, BBC Proms and the Gergiev Festival.

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traditional: A Sprig of Thyme

A Sprig of Thyme

Johannes Brahms: Marienwürmchen

Marienwürmchen

Johannes Brahms: Da unten im Tale

Da unten im Tale

Ludwig van Beethoven: Sad and luckless

Sad and luckless

Ludwig van Beethoven: The Return to Ulster

The Return to Ulster

Ludwig van Beethoven: Thou Emblem of Faith

Thou Emblem of Faith

Ludwig van Beethoven: Come draw we round

Come draw we round

Gustav Mahler: Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht

Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht

Gustav Mahler: Lob des hohen Verstandes

Lob des hohen Verstandes

Benjamin Britten: The Plough Boy

The Plough Boy

Benjamin Britten: O Waly, Waly

O Waly, Waly

Benjamin Britten: The bonney Earl o'Moray

The bonney Earl o'Moray

Benjamin Britten: Il est quelqu'un sur terre

Il est quelqu'un sur terre

Benjamin Britten: Quand j'étais chez mon père

Quand j'étais chez mon père

Ottorino Respighi: Non, non è morto il figlio tuo

Non, non è morto il figlio tuo

Ottorino Respighi: La mamma è come il pane caldo

La mamma è come il pane caldo

Ottorino Respighi: Io sono il madre

Io sono il madre

Bela Bartok: Regi keserves

Regi keserves

Bela Bartok: Aszszonyok, aszszonyok

Aszszonyok, aszszonyok

Bela Bartok: Istenem, istenem

Istenem, istenem

Bela Bartok: Ha kimegyek arr' a magos

Ha kimegyek arr' a magos

Jean Sibelius: Den forsta kyssen

Den forsta kyssen

Jean Sibelius: Säv, säv, susa

Säv, säv, susa

Jean Sibelius: Flickan kom ifran sin alsklings mote

Flickan kom ifran sin alsklings mote

Jan Vogel: Ketelbinkie

Ketelbinkie

Reviews

3rd February 2013

“The essence of folk song is outward simplicity: this disc is a wide-ranging selection of arrangements and originals, performed with artful directness.”